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Friday, March 16, 2018

Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here. I have the twins tomorrow and will hopefully get to spend Sunday out at our other property, Baby Creek. I haven't been there for quite some time. As the weather gets warmer we'll spend more time there I hope. I finished a birthday card today. I am a little low on those kinds of cards.

I used the My Favorite Things Sketch challenge for this card. The images are from MFT Birthday Bears. I colored them with Prisma Color pencils and American Craft markers. The paper in the background are scraps left from another project. The die cut is MFT Happy Birthday Circle Frame. The sentiment at the bottom of the card is also from the Birthday Bears set. I used Black pen and white gel pen to embellish some of the balloons and the bear. I am entering these challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today. I'm not sure if I'll get back again this weekend so I hope you have some relaxing and crafty days ahead. For those of you in the northeast who are shoveling out and preparing for another storm, my thoughts and prayers are with you. Please stay safe. Thoughts and prayers going to Florida too for the victims and families of the bridge collapse. Please stay safe!

Thursday, March 15, 2018

It's the 15th of the month already and this month Judy and I were in charge of the kits for the Dueling Darlings. So I sent out a variety of goodies to the ladies and here's what I came up with for my card.

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pieces of designer paper (6x6): the balloon paper and the flowered paper is
from the Paper Studio; the plaid papers are from an unknown source (I volunteer
at a resale shop that supports a free preschool for children in the area. I am
in charge of crafts and office supplies and get first pick at what comes in for
donations. These came from a donation.)

I used two of the paper sheets,the Art Impressions imageSome of the Floral Garden Diamond Wrap, black card stock and pink card stock for the base of my card. I used Spectrum Noir and Copic markers to color the image. I hope you will check out what the other Darlings have done with my kit. You can find their links in my side panel.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Happy Wednesday! Oh my this week is flying. I spent this morning at Head Start with the twins. They are always so much fun to be around. It's spring break week here so some of the kids were out this week. They all seemed kind of tired today and by lunch time there were a few melt downs. But all was good and I always enjoy my time with them. Today I made a Easy St. Patrick's Day card. I should make one more but I have to get them into the mail very soon. They are probably already late. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by today. Tomorrow is the 15th of the month already and another Dueling Darlings card. This month was my turn to provide the kit so I hope you'll stop back and see what I made. Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Hello, friends! Tuesday has almost flown by. I can't believe how fast the days go sometimes. I always think I am going to get more accomplished. Today was the last day to get in the Limited Run Progressive challenge on Facebook. I'm really glad that Nicki reminded us because I had printed the image but not finished it. So this morning I got busy.

If you've been around here long, you might know that I have 4 grand-kitties so I can always use kittie images. This one is a cutie. I added the sentiment from Create with TLC di cut with Spellbinder's Labels 13. The paw prints and hearts are from paper Smooches. The striped paper is from the Paper Studio. I fussy cut the kittie and added wiggle eyes. I am entering these challenges:

Monday, March 12, 2018

Happy Monday! Busy weekend and busy day today. Our short trip to Boston was fun and eventful. We finalized plans for our son's wedding rehearsal dinner and went to a bridal shower and met my future DIL's relatives. We got to see our sons and DILs and spend some time with them. So it was a great time. Got a chance to make a quick card today.

That's my quick card for the day. Tomorrow I have a "free" day and hopefully some more time to craft. I have to get my St Patty's Day cards done so I can get them off. I don't make many but I do need a few. Have a wonderful week and stop back and see me again soon!

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Happy Saturday!This is a scheduled post as I am in Boston for the weekend visiting my sons. But today is the guest design post over at Scribbles Designs. Today I chose to work with one of Sandy's Easter images.

The image is Bunny Collection. I colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers. I added strips of plaid paper from my scrap box on each side. Then I just finished it off with a little embellishment. The grass at the top is a die cut from MFT. The bunny tail has Crystal Stickles and the bunny noses have Black Stickles. I just loved the fun collage for Easter. Check out what the other guest designer has created by going to Scribbles Design Challenge Blog. Don't forget that the present challenge is go for green. Lots of possibilities. Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back next week and hopefully will find time to craft. Take care!

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Usually my coloring is just mediocre. I've always wanted to take some coloring classes to improve but have never taken the time to do it. Once in a while I luck into something that I really think I did a good job on. This card is one of them.

I really like how her hair and the flowers turned out. The card came together nicely I thought. The image is from Bugaboo stamps called Pretty Bride. The background paper I won from (A Bit More Time to Craft) Papers by Lozzy called Anika. The sentiment is from Beccy's Place Wedded Bliss Digital Stamps. The strip is from a Martha Stewart Border Punch. I used MFT Stitched Circles and Spellbinder's Scalloped Circles die cuts. To finish off I added small pearls around the scalloped circle. This card is for the bridal shower this Saturday for me future DIL. We'll be headed for Boston so I can go to that. I'm happy with this card! I am entering these challenges:

I forgot to say what I used to color. The hair and flowers are using Koh-i-Noor Woodless Pencils and mineral spirits. The rest is American Craft markers. I am beginning to love mixing different coloring mediums. Hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by today. Tomorrow I have 2 meetings and getting ready to fly out to Boston very early on Friday morning. So if I don't make it back here before next week, have a wonderful weekend!

Monday, March 5, 2018

Hello Friends! Yesterday I posted a birthday card for a little boy who is one of a set of twins in our family. Today I am posting the card for the little girl twin.

I am really pleased with the way this turned out. The image is Girl Balloon from Bugaboo Stamps. I colored her with Spectrum Noir markers. The sentiment is from Hero Arts Int's Your Day stamp set. The image is die cut with Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitch Rectangles. The plaid and balloon papers were scraps from my desk. I added Wink of Stella to the little girls hair and bow, glossy accents to the balloon and white gel pen to various parts of the image and as a border around the card base. I think that border adds a lot! I am entering these challenges:

Tomorrow I have a few errands but hope to have some crafty time/ The rest of my week is really busy. Friday we'll be leaving for a quick trip to Boston. Saturday I'll be going to a bridal shower for my son's future wife. Friday afternoon we'll be making the arrangements for the rehearsal dinner. Fun time coming in May for the wedding. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Sunday, March 4, 2018

Happy Sunday evening! It's been a busy weekend. The twins were here both days over the weekend. They've been home from Head Start last week being sick so they were glad to get away from their house. They also bought a couch that we had to move in today and get rid of the old one. So the kids will have more room to play in their tiny apartment now that they have a new couch. We have another set of twins in the family that will be turning 4 this month so I thought it would be fun to send one of them this card.

I hope you'll take a few relaxing moments to start on your Christmas cards this month. It's never too early. And you could win some fun images from Imagine that Digis by Kris or some fun designer paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles. For all the details be sure to check out the 12 Month's of Christmas Link Up blog. And while you are at it, check out my fellow DT member's using some other beary sweet stamp sets from Imagine That! I am entering these challenges:

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

I've had this image on my desk for quite some time so I finally got a card made with it.

The image is from Pattie's Creations called Postage Stamp Hugs and Kisses. I colored the image with American Craft markers. I used MFT Inside and Out Stitched Rounded Squares for the background

squares. The designer paper I believe is from Lawn Fawn and backed with black card stock. I embossed a frame around the edges of the base card (hard to see in the picture). I used a piece of washi tape on the left of the card and a flower for embellishment. A couple of sequins finishes off the card. I am entering these challenges:

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Happy Tuesday! I thought today would be really busy but my lunch date got cancelled so it didn't turn out as busy I thought. So I was able to finish one of the cards that I have to post today.

The image is from Stampabilities. I found it on sale at Hobby Lobby this week. I am always on the look out for nativity stamps and dies as I make my FIL's Christmas cards each year and he prefers religious cards. So I am think that maybe a card like this might be what I make for him this year. The die cuts I used were MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags , MFT Star Stack, and MFT Blueprints 3. I used embossed resist for the sentiment. If I do this card again I think I will make the sentiment black rather than white. The designer paper is from my scrap box. I added Crystal and Gold Stickles to the stars in the image. The background of the image was water colored and then I stamped the image on top of the water color and die cut with the die. I am entering these challenges:

My second card tonight was a hurry up birthday card that I needed. Very quick and easy!

This image and sentiment is from the Old Well Digital Stamp Set from Beccy's Place. I used the pre-colored image and just printed the image and sentiment and then glued the front to some wood-patterned paper for the card. Very easy! I am entering these challenges:

That's it for me tonight. Normally I would volunteer at Head Start tomorrow but both of the kids have a viral infection and they've been told by the doctor that they can't return to Head Start for 7 to 10 days. So the poor little ones are going to be sick for a while. So I do have to go to the grocery for my daughter tomorrow but I might get some more crafty time that I wasn't expecting. So maybe I will be able to show something else tomorrow. Take care.

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Merry Sunday to you all! We are really water soaked around here. Most of last week it rained and it really rained a lot yesterday. It stopped just long enough for hubby and I to take the twins out for a walk. So that was good.
Today is my last day as a guest designer at The Outlawz CAS challenge. Our challenge this week is to make a birthday card: a masculine birthday card.

I inked the card base background with Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber distress inks. The die cut, from kraft card stock, is Simon Says Birch Column die. The sentiment is from Hero Arts It's Your Day stamp set and die cut with MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags and inked with the same distress inks Pretty simple. I hope you can join us at The Outlawz CAS challenge this week and add to your stash of masculine birthday cards. I know I never have enough of them. I am entering these challenges:

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Today is my second guest appearance at Scribbles Designs blog for February. A while ago Sandy asked for ideas to draw and I suggested that she draw a critter that had both a front and a back so that you could see both sides of it in a card. So she drew a picture of one of her characters named Brrr (a penguin). So that's what I am using for my card today.

This is Brrr with his clock in the window of my card. I used a sentiment from a retired Gina K Timeless Treasures stamp set inked with Salty Ocean distress ink. The plaid paper is a scrap from my recently updated scrap box reorganization. Now I can find the paper I need. And I decorated the inside to match.

Check out all of Sandy's fun digital stamps over at the Scribbles Designs web site. The current challenge is go for the green. You don;t have to use a Scribbles Design image but Sandy Always gives a free image each month that could be used for the challenge and there are tons of freebies on her web site. Check them out!

Thanks for stopping by today. I am watching the twins all day today. Tomorrow I will have my last guest design post for The Outlawz CAS challenge, so come back for that fun card! make it an awesome weekend!

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

I love Tuesdays. It's usually the only day of the week that I don't have a scheduled place to be. So it's my day to catch up on laundry, dishes and household jobs and hopefully get a bit inky. This morning I started the laundry and decided to defer dishes until after lunch and I got some ink time in. Here's what I created.

image was created by Andrea Norris of Sheepski Designs for an Outlawz special challenge celebrating their 7th birthday. I colored the image with Koh-I-Noor Woodless pencils and mineral spirits. Die cuts used: Spellbinders Teardrop Circles, Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitch Rectangles, and MFT Blueprints 32 for the hearts. The hearts are stacked three high with glue for a slight dimension. The designer paper is from my scrap box The sentiment I got from a blog candy with no indication of the company but it might be Unity Stamps. I embossed the sentiment with clear embossing powder to make it shine. I am entering these challenges:

Our weather is up close to 70 degrees yesterday and today and I've been taking full advantage by getting some walking in. But tomorrow we are back into the 40s again. Lots of rain this week but so far most of it has missed us. Hoping that things warm up soon and stay there. Thanks for stopping by today. Hope your day is warm and happy too.

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About Me

I am a mother of three and married to the love of my life. My hobbies include papercrafting, crocheting and cross stitching. I love to make cards. I am soon to be a grandmother to twins, a boy and a girl.